7th Central Pay Commission may be the last one; govt may switch to new method to fix salaries

Even as the protests over implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) continue to erupt across the country, chances are that the government may do away with the pay panel recommendation system entirely. Central government employees may instead be evaluated and given salaries on the basis of a new system.

According to OneIndia, the government is expected to introduce the Aykroyd formula to fix the salaries of Central Government employees, doing away with the need for an 8th Pay Commission. A top official told the portal that in the past few months, the discussions have all centred around moving towards a new system, which would be used to fix the salaries of central government employees.

Under the Aykroyd formula, salary hikes will reportedly be performance- as well as inflation-based since it factors in price fluctuations among commodities in the common man's basket. The Modi government has already made its stand on poor performance and corruption abundantly clear. Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, informed the Parliament earlier this month that the Ministry of Home Affairs has dismissed 1,083 lower-level employees from government service during the last five years.

Justifying the need for a new pay structure, Justice A.K. Mathur, who headed the 7th CPC, had suggested that the government should review salaries every year - looking into the data available based on price index - instead of making government employees wait for 10 years for the formation of a new pay commission. "We have attempted a pay structure which has as its basis the Aykroyd formula, which reflects the basic average cost of living in the country. The attempt has been to arrive at a proper pay package so that the essentials of life can be availed comfortably," the CPC document read. The commission also recommended a uniform fitment factor.

IRCTC Reduces Convenience Fees Charged From Customers For Booking E-tickets

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New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Tuesday reduced the convenience fees that it charges customers for booking e-tickets onlinethrough www.irctc.co.in.

As per the new directions, IRCTC will now charge Rs 15 for every non-AC and Rs 30 for every AC and First class ticket booked online.

It is a 25 per cent decrease from the earlier charges which were Rs 20 per non-AC ticket and Rs 40 per AC/First class ticket.

For customers making the payment through UPI/BHIM applications, which shall be applicable from November 1, 2019, IRCTC will charge Rs 10 for each non-AC ticket and Rs 20 for every AC and First class ticket.

IRCTC will also further incentivise customers making online payment through UPI/BHIM applications.

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Chandrayaan-2 Performs Final De-orbiting Manoeuvre, All Set to Land on Moon on Sept 7

With this operation the required orbit for the Vikram to commence its descent towards the surface of the Moon is achieved, ISRO said.

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New Delhi: Chandrayaan-2 performed the second and final de-orbiting manoeuvre successfully on Wednesday. According to the Indian space agency ISRO, Vikaram’s second de-orbital operations began at 3.42 AM using the on-board propulsion system and was completed in nine seconds.

Notably, India’s first moon lander Vikram is all set to land on the moon on September 7.

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With this operation the required orbit for the Vikram to commence its descent towards the surface of the Moon is achieved, ISRO said.

According to the Indian space agency, Vikram is scheduled to powered descent between 1 AM – 2 AM on September 07.

The touchdown on the Moon’s south polar region will be between 1.30 AM – 2.30 AM, ISRO said.

After the moon touch down by Vikram, the rover Pragyan will roll down from the former to carry out the research for which it was designed.

The landing will make India only the fourth nation (after USA, Russia, and China) to land a rover on the Moon and the first one to do so on the lunar south pole.

Chandrayaan-2, which has been developed by the ISRO, was scheduled to be launched on July 15; however, the launch had to be called off due to a technical snag. It was later launched into space, a week later, on Mark-III, a Geo Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GLSV-MK III-M1), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sri Harikota, Andhra Pradesh.

The mission’s primary aim is to map the location and abundance of lunar water.

FAQs on Special Pension Naval Sailors

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FAQs REGARDING SPECIAL PENSION – 1

FAQs REGARDING SPECIAL PENSION – 2

FAQs REGARDING SPECIAL PENSION – 3

WHY HONY LT RETIRED IN MAY 2015 GETS LESSER PENSION THAN PRE-2013 HONY LT ?

WHY HONY LT RETIRED IN MAY 2015 GETS LESSER PENSION THAN PRE-2013 HONY LT ?

In response to a query from a veteran who retired as SM (Hony Lt) wef 01 May 2015 about which method of pay fixation is beneficial, here are the workings:

Pension by Notional Pay Method w.e.f. Jan 2016
Basic Data
Rank	Hony Lt
Name	Ramesh Kumar Sharam
Date of Retirement	01-May-15
Basic Pay (BP)	19150 + 5400
Group	NA
Qualifying Service in Years	32
Class for 4th CPC & till 09 Oct 1997	NA
Pension in OROP	16090
Transition to 7th CPC
Concordance Table	Colonel, Table No: 6, Page No: 192
Basic Pay Located in	NA
BP in 4th CPC	NA
BP in 5th CPC till 09 Oct 1997	NA
BP in 5th CPC from 10 Oct 1997 to 31 Dec 2005	NA
Notional BP in 6th CPC	24,550
Notional Pay in Jan 2016	63,100
Notional Last Drawn Emoluments = NP + MSP	78,600
Pension by Notional Pay Method = 0.50 x (NP + MSP)	39,300
Pension at the time of Retirement	15,465
Pension by 2.57 Method	39,745
Method Beneficial	2.57 Method
Arrears	Nil

For you 2.57 method is beneficial and you will continue to get that pension of Rs 39,745. Since you retired in May 2015, OROP is not applicable to you.

Even in Govt of India, Ministry of Defence letter No: 17(01) /2017/ /(02) / D (Pension/Policy) dated 05 Sep 2017, none of the Pre – 2016 four JCOs / OR whose pensions were worked out got any benefit by Notional pay method.

It is surprising to note that Post – 2013 Hony Lts and Hony Capts are fixed pension lesser than that of Pre – 2013 Hony Lts / Capts. Your pension as Hony Lt retired in May 2015 is only Rs 15,465 where as that of Pre – 2013 Hony Lt in OROP is Rs 16,090. This is definitely an anomaly. Generally those who retire later must higher pension but in your case it is the earlier retirees who got higher pension.

TSEWA brought this injustice to notice of Justice L Narasimha Reddy, Chairman of One Man Judicial Commission (OMJC) on OROP in the presentation made to him in Sep 2016 in Secunderabad. Hopefully this anomaly will be resolved when the Government of India implements his recommendations.

Till the Government of India implements the recommendations of Justice L Narasimha Reddy, I am afraid, you will continue to get pension of Rs 39,745 till Jun 2019. It will be enhanced to the Average of Pension of Hony Lts who actually retire in calendar year 2019 which will be higher than what you are drawing today.

Warm regards,

Navy – Special Pension Forms & Guidelines – 10 Years Services

This is for the information of all Navy pensioner sailors who went out of service on demobilisation after 10 years service.

All sailors who went out of service on demobilisation after 10 years service are required to fill up all the 25 pages and submit it to NAVY PENSION OFFICE at the earliest even if they have submitted applications on plain paper earlier. The papers have to be attested by Zilla Sainik Board before they are sent.

The required forms are available at the Navy Pension Office website.

Please click on this link to navigate to the NAVPEN website and download the forms.

Regards
Commodore Sudheer Parakala
VP TSEWA

Pension Organisation in Indian Navy

Pension Organisation in Indian Navy

Dear Naval Veterans,

Please make a note of following update:

There are basically three organisations which are dealing with the pensions details of which are given below:

(a) Naval Pension Office (Navpen): This is a newly created organisation which looks into the pensions of officers and Sailors. It is co-located with INS Tanaji and is headed by Logistic Officer-in-Charge of the rank of a Commodore. SO (Pensions) Officers and SO(Pensions) Sailors under him look after all pension matters. Issue of all PPOs and Corr PPOs are also coordinated by him.

For all queries regarding your pensions you can write to him directly. The address of NAVPEN is given below: The Logistic Officer-in-Charge Naval Pension Office C/O INS Tanaji Sion Trombay Road Mankhrud Mumbai – 400 088 Toll Free Number: 1800220560 E-Mail: navpen-navy@nic.in

(b) Naval Pay Office (Navpay): This old Naval Pay Office continues to disburse all terminal benefits to officers and sailors on release/retirement since Navpen does not have cash assignment.

Some of the records are still held by Naval Pay Office but eventually all the records will also go to Navpen at Mankhrud. In case you haven’t received your terminal benefits on retirement, you can write to Navpay keeping Navpen informed.

The Naval Pay Office address is given below: The Logistic Officer-in-Charge Naval Pay Office Shahid Bhagat Singh Road Mumbai- 400001 e-Mail ID: wncnavpay-navy@nic.in Ms. Vandana Shetty, SAO 022-22687181

(c) PCDA (Navy) Pension Cell: The PCDA (Navy) Pension Cell is now located opposite Naval Pay Office and deals with issue of all PPOs and Corr PPOs. For all matters related to PPOs, Corr PPOs or corrections there of, you may write to them copy to Navpen, Mankhrud or write to Navpen copy to PCDA (Pensions).

The main Office of PCDA(Navy) is located at Cooperage near bandstand Mumbai but the Pension cell is now located opposite Naval Pay Office. The address is given below: The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Navy) Pension Cell Shahid Bhagat Singh Road Mumbai -400001 Tel: 022-22696139 e-Mail: pcdanavy@nic.in

(d) INS Tanaji: The Commodore Bureau of Sailors (CABs) at Cheeta camp, Mankhrud, Mumbai was commissioned as a full fledged establishment on 10 Jul 2012.

CO, INS Tanaji (old CABs) will deal with all matters of recruiting, Manpower planning of sailors and deal with transfers and promotions of all sailors.

The OI/C Release centre is merged with LOIC, Navpen and therefore all Release formalities of Sailors are also looked after by LOIC, Navpen including for Officers.

NHQ (PDPA) who was dealing with Officer’s pensions will now be looked after by Navpen only.

Veterans are therefore advised not to write to CO, INS Tanaji (Old CABs) on any matters pertaining to veteran officers and sailors.

The Navy has taken note of various difficulties faced by Officers and Sailors in receiving the Pensions through banks and CPPCs.

The Navy is planning to therefore establish a full fledged Navpen with cash disbursement authority. Once it is approved, Navpen will directly calculate the pensions and arrears and credit the amounts to the bank accounts of Pensioners/Families every month without the need for CPPCs. Till this happens, we will have to depend upon CPPCs.

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NEW E-MAIL ID – OFFICERS PENSION SECTION

Naval Pension Office : New E-mail ID of Officers Pension Section

NEW E-MAIL ID – OFFICERS PENSION SECTION

Presently all E-mails addressed to NAVPEN are being received in a single E-mail ID (navpen-navy@nic.in). For the ease of sorting out of E-mails between those of Officers and Sailors, a separate E-mail account NAVPEN-OFFICERS@NAVY.GOV.IN  has been created for Retiring / Retired Naval Officers to communicate directly with Officers Pension Section.  Therefore, all pension related queries/ grievances and documents in respect of Retiring / Retired Officers be addressed to NAVPEN-OFFICERS@NAVY.GOV.IN.

Note: 

The present Email ID navpen-navy@nic.in will  continue to be in use for posting other related matter of Sailors.

Please visit NAVPEN WEBSITE for seeking various info on Pensionary matters https://indiannavy.nic.in/navpen.

ECHS – Utilisation of ECHS services beyond 31 Dec 2018

The latest policy letter on ECHS cards is posted as received.

Tele : 25684645
Telefax : 011-25684946
Email : jditechsl@echs.gov.in

Central Organisation ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
Integrated Headquarters of
MoD (Army), Thimayya Marg,
Near Gopinath Circle,
Delhi Cantt- 110 010

B/49711-NewSmartCard/AG/ECHS                                                                                                                                19 Dec 2018

IHQ of MoD (Air Force)
IHQ of MoD (Navy)
HQ South Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ East Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ West Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ Central Comd (A/ECHS)
Northern Comd (A/ECHS)
South West Comd (A/ECHS)
All Area Headquarters
All Regional Centres

UTILISATION OF ECHS SERVICES BEYOND 31 DEC 2018

1. Refer to Central Organisation, ECHS, letter No B/ 49711- NewSmartCard/ AG/ ECHS dated 31 Aug 2018.

2. At present, approximately 52 Lakh beneficiaries are dependant on ECHS. To utilize the benefits of ECHS, these beneficiaries have been issued with different type of documents with different validity dates and in few cases beneficiaries do not hold any authorized document. Various categories of beneficiaries based on document’s status are as under:-

(a) New 64 Kb ECHS Smart Card obtained.

(b) New 64 Kb ECHS Smart Card applied successfully but cards awaited.

(c) 32 Kb ECHS Smart Card holder and not yet applied for new 64 Kb ECHS Card due to 32 Kb ECHS Card not completed 10 years from date of issue.

(d) NRIs who have yet to apply for new 64 Kb Cards.

(e) ECHS beneficiaries, who could not apply for new 64 Kb ECHS Card due to Aadhar Card not possible to be made for them.

(f) Applied for New 64 Kb ECHS Smart Card but application under observation.

(g) Temporary Slip holder and not applied for new 64 Kb Cards.

(h) 16 Kb Card holders not applied for new 64 Kb Cards.

3. To sensitize the environment with the status and verification process of various Cards/documents/cases listed above, case by case information is provided in the succeeding paragraphs.

4. New 64 Kb ECHS Smart Cards Obtained.

(a) The new 64 Kb Cards issued to the beneficiaries are preactivated Cards. A Kiosk is being installed with necessary software Pan India in a phased manner to automate the Smart Card process at polyclinics. ECHS services will continue to be provided to such category of persons.

(b) Polyclinics where the new equipment is not yet installed, 64 Kb Cards will keep getting their entitled treatment and these Cards to be used as visual identity and handled as Temporary Slip to provide ECHS treatment including referral of beneficiary to empanelled hospitals. In case an individual who has collected new 64 Kb Card and wants to change the data or has already lost it, then a provision has been created online to fill up online application for loss of 64 Kb Card/change in data.

5. New 64 Kb ECHS Smart Card Applied Successfully but Cards Awaited. These category of beneficiaries have the facility to down load temporary slip once they login using their login credentials. These temporary slips are now valid for six months in first stage and have to be authenticated by the OIC of their respective parent polyclinic. In case for some reason, the new 64 Kb Cards do not reach the beneficiary in six months then temporary slip can be further extended by another three months by the OIC parent polyclinic. These temporary slips enable the beneficiary all entitled treatment. After receipt of Cards, these category of persons will utilize the facilities as per Para 4 above.

6. 32 Kb ECHS Card Holders & Not Yet Applied for 64 Kb Cards. All 32 Kb Cards are valid for 10 years from date of issue. This category will continue getting their entitled treatment till these Cards are valid. They will have to apply for 64 Kb Cards, at least six months prior to the termination of 10 yr validity period. Subsequent treatment will depend on lines of 64 Kb Card holder as at Para 4 above. These persons can apply for new 64 Kb Cards earlier than completion of 10 year validity period.

7. NRIs who have Yet to Apply for New 64 Kb Cards. These category of beneficiaries can apply for new 64 Kb Card online as an exception is being created in the Online Application module for these category of beneficiaries. This is likely to be available online by 31 Dec 2018. In this connection please refer to Central Org, ECHS letter No B/49711-DBT/AG/ECHS dated 09 Nov 2018 (Copy attached for ready reference). These persons must apply at the earliest but not later than 30 Jun 2019. Their current membership Card will be valid till 30 Jun 2019.

8. ECHS Beneficiaries who could Not Apply due to Aadhar Card Not Possible to be Made. These category of beneficiaries who are unable to prepare Aadhar Card due to age related issues or medical condition of the individual will be governed as per Central Organisation letter No B/49711-DBT/AG/ECHS dated 09 Nov 2018 (Copy attached). A provision for the same is being made for online application by 31 Dec 2018. These persons must apply at the earliest but not later than 30 Jun 2019. Their current membership Card will be valid till 30 Jun 2019. While they can apply till 30 Jun 2019, they must come to polyclinic for treatment along-with Non feasibility of Aadhar generation certificate’ after 31 Mar 2019.

9. Applied for New 64 Kb Smart Card but Application Under Observation. These category of beneficiaries will fall under the following categories :-

(a) 32 Kb Card holder will keep getting his entitled medical benefits based on his 32 Kb Card.

(b) Temporary Slip holder to get his temporary slip extended by another three months from the OIC parent polyclinc to get entitled medical benefits. However, the beneficiary should get his observations cleared on priority. They will be ineligible if the observations are not rectified by 31 Mar 2019.

(c) 16 Kb Card holder can down load temporary slip online which will be valid for six months. This temporary slip has to be validated by the OIC parent polyclinic. However, the beneficiary should get all observations cleared on priority and must be settled latest by 31 Mar 2019.

10. Temporary Slip Holder and Not Aapplied for New 64 Kb Cards. All Temporary Slip holders to apply for new 64 Kb ECHS Card on priority. Any ESM approaching Polyclinics for medical treatment will be required to first fill the Online Application for 64 Kb Card at the Facilitation Centre of the Polyclinics & then avail the facilities. Observation in Online Application, if any should be cleared latest by 31 Mar 2019.

11. 16 Kb ECHS Card Holder and Not Yet Applied for New 64 Kb ECHS Card. 16 Kb ECHS Cards will expire on 31 Dec 2018. All 16 Kb Card holders wef 01 Jan 2019 on approaching ECHS polyclinics to avail any medical facility will have to fill up online application for new 64 Kb Card at the Facilitation Centre located at the polyclinic. On successful filling up of the online application, provision will be made to enable down loading of a temporary slip which will be valid for six months after countersignature from OIC, parent polyclinic. The beneficiaries will be able to get entitled medical cover on production of temp slip and 16 Kb Card. The process of filling up of online application and clearing of observation if any should be completed latest by 31 Mar 2019.

12. In case beneficiary is a case of emergency, he/she will be allowed treatment subject to his/her being authorized ECHS member at the discretion of OIC Polyclinic after due deliberation. All actions pertaining to new 64 Kb Card making can follow subsequent to medical examination &/0r treatment.

13. This information may be disseminated to the environment for information of all ECHS beneficiaries. All Regional Centres will ensure that all polyclinics under them are informed on priority.

(Rakesh Kakar)
Colonel (Retd)
Jt Dir (Stats & Automation)
for MD ECHS

Click on this link to view the signed copy: Signed Copy

Clarification /Fixation of Disability Pension as per DESW Orders dated 29.01.2019

Dear Sir,

1. Many ESMs are asking me likely benefit that may accrue to them  following issue of Min of Def letter No: 16(3)/2017/D(Pen/Policy) letter dated 29 Jan 2019. Click here to view the letter.
2. It may kindly noted that the minimum guaranteed pension is for casuality personnel (i.e. disabled soldiers or war injured soldiers), special family pensioners and dependents sanctioned liberalized dependent pension w.e.f. 01 Jan 2016. This letter does not pertain to normal Ex-Servicemen or ladies drawing ordinary or enhanced rate of ordinary family pension. The letter dated 29 Jan 2019 at para 2 stipulates minimum guaranteed pension as under:-

(a) Para 2.1 is fixation of minimum Disability Pension (Service Element + Disability Element) with any percentage of disability of Rs 18,000 pm.
(b) Para 2.2 fixes minimum Disability Pension for those whose disability percentage is not less than 60% whose disability pension should not be less than 60% of last pay drawn subject to minimum of Rs 18,000 pm.
(c) Para 2.3 fixes minimum Special Family pension at Rs 18,000 pm to wives of soldiers died while performing military duties. This excludes ESMs and ordinary family pensioners or those drawing Enhanced rate of OFP.
(d) Para 2.4 fixes Dependent Liberalised Pension of children of soldiers martyred at not less than Rs 18,000 pm.

3. Many ESMs posed a question to me from the time the ibid Min of Def letter dated 29 Jan 2019 is issued : Does it benefit me? Let us analyse each of the above cases.

4. (a) Disability Element. w.e.f. Jan 2016 disability element has been broad banded which is 50% irrespective whether the disability percentage is between 20% and 49% (disability granted prior to Jan 2016). That means disabled soldier irrespective of date of retirement even with 20% disability is now drawing disability element as if he is granted 50% disability from 01 Jan 2016. The disability element is 60% of pension (or 30% of last pay drawn) for 100% disability. For 50% disability it is 30% of pension or 15% of last pay drawn.

(b) Disability Pension  = service element + disability element.

(c) Minimum Disability Pension Being Drawn Already w.e.f. 01 Jan 2016. We take the poorest of the poor soldiers i.e. Sepoy with 15 years’ service and of trade group Y for our analysis of ibid Govt letter dated 29 Jan 2019.

(i)      Service element = is Rs 17,129
(ii)     Disability Element is Rs 5,139 (30% of pension)
(iii)    Disability Pension = Rs 17129 + 5139 = Rs 22,268
(iv)     Disability pension he is already drawing w.e.f. 01 Jan 2016 = Rs 22,268.
(v)     How does minimum of Rs 18,000 now sanctioned by the Min of Def in anyway benefit a disabled solider with 20% disability w.e.f. 01 Jan 2016 as he is already drawing Rs 22,268 as his disability pension? So none of the ESMs irrespective of their rank benefit from this Min of Def letter dated 29 Jan 2019.

(d) Disability Pension for Disabled Soldier whose Disability is not less than 60%. Let us examine this case too to see whether the ibid Min of Def letter dated 29 Jan 2019 gets him any benefit to such disabled soldiers. Pension of Sepoy with 15 years’ service and of Group Y as on Jan 2016 is as under:-

(i) Service Element. Rs 17,129
(ii) Disability Element with 60% rounded off to 75% due to Broad banding w.e.f. Jan 2016. Rs 17169 x 0.6 x 0.75 = Rs 7,708
(iii) Disability pension already being drawn = Rs 17129 + Rs 7708 = Rs 24,837.
(iv) Minimum guaranteed Disability pension is not less than 60% of last pay drawn = service element + disability element
(v) Service element = Rs 17129.
(vi) Disability element for disability not less than 60% of Last Pay drawn = 17129 x 2 x 0.60   = Rs 20,555 pm.
(vii) Does this ibid Min of Def letter of 29 Jan 2019 give any benefit to such disabled soldiers who are NOT invalided when they sustained disability but given sheltered appointment till the time of discharge on completion of terms of engagement?

5       Then who does this ibid Min of Def letter benefit? It may benefit only those who are invalided out of service as being unfit for military duties anymore. Generally, invalidment is done only if disability percentage is not less than 60%. Assume a Sepoy who sustained injuries which is more than 60% in his first year of service (war injured soldiers are not invalided in spite of 100% disability). His disability pension is as under:-

(a) Service Element – Rs 17129 pm
(b) Disability Element @ 75% disability due to broad banding = 17129 x 0.6 x0.75 = Rs 7708 pm
(c) Disability pension he is already drawing w.e.f. Jan 2016 = Rs     17129  + Rs 7708 = Rs 24,837 pm(d) Disability Pension now fixed at minimum 60% of Last Pay Drawn subject to minimum of Rs 18000 = Rs 17129 + Rs 17129 x 0.6 x 0.6  = Rs 20,555 (subject to minimum of Rs 18,000)
(e) Even a Sepoy with six months service and invalided draws more than minimum of Rs 18,000
(f)  Observation: The minimum guaranteed disability pension does not benefit even a sepoy with six months service of Group Y and invalided from service. No disabled sepoy of 15 years’ service and of Y Group is benefited by ibid Min of Def letter dated 29 Jan 2019.

6. Family Pensioners. The wives of soldiers who die and whose death is attributable to or aggravated by military service are sanctioned Special Family pension. The special family pension is 60% of last pay drawn or double the Ordinary family pension. The ibid Min of Def letter has fixed minimum Special Family pension at Rs 18,000 pm. The special family pension w.e.f Jan 2016 already being drawn by Special Family Pensioners of soldier who put in just six months service is 7000 x 2.57 = Rs 17,990. But soldiers can join at age of 20 years and till they put in 5 years’ service are not permitted to marry. The earliest service a Sepoy who dies while performing military duty is 5 years and then only SFP is granted to his wifew. The SFP of wife of such sepoy being Rs 17, 990, she is benefitted by Rs 10 as the minimum is Rs 18,000 pm.Wives of Sepoys who die with 5.5 years of service are already drawing SFP of Rs 18095 (=7041 x 2.57).  So ibid Min of Def letter also does not benefit wives of Sepoys whose husbands died with 5.5 years of service or more.

7. Dependent Children Sanctioned Liberalised Dependent Pension. This pension is granted to children of martyred soldiers whose wives pre-deceased them. The minimum age at which a soldier is permitted to marry is 25 years. Even then let us see if a solider with just six months service is martyred, does his child get a benefit of minimum guaranteed pension of Rs 18,000 assuming his wife has pre-deceased him. The soldier whose service is just six months and martyred at the age of 20 or 20.5 years, then his child gets Liberalised Dependent pension of Rs 6183 x 2.57 = Rs 15,890. But you do not come across soldiers marrying at the age of 20 years. But if a soldier gets married at the age of 25 years and assuming he dies with 5.5 years of service then his dependent child gets pension of Rs 18,095. Even such children also do not get any benefit from the ibid Min of Def letter dated 29 Jan 2018.

8. Summary.

(a) No disabled soldier of any disability percentage of any rank gets any benefit as his present pension is more than Rs 18,000 pm.
(b) No wife of soldier with 5.5 years or more service gets benefit of ibid Min of Def letter as they draw more than Rs 18,000 pm as SFP.
(c) No child of martyred soldier with service of 5.5 years of more gets benefit of ibid Min of Def letter as they are already drawing pension more than Rs 18,000.

9. If someone can point out benefit of this ibid Min of Def letter, I will be highly obliged as I might have made some mistakes. Click on this link to view the MS Excel sheet showing these details.

Warm regards,
Brig CS Vidyasagar (Rtd)
TSEWA- 140

NFU for Defence Services